Dec 31 - Jan 6, 2019

Announcements should be communicated to members prior to Sunday so they do not take time in sacrament meeting, quorums, or classes; the bishopric may emphasize essential announcements briefly before the opening hymn (see Handbook 2, 18.2.2).

1. Stake Youth Trek Fireside, Sunday, January 13th, 4:30pm-6pm, Lexington stake center chapel.
   • TREK 2019! It's time to prepare for our Trek at the Mormon Handcart Historic Sites in Wyoming this coming summer. All youth ages 14-18 (including those who turn 14 at any time in 2019) along with their parents are invited to attend a kickoff fireside to learn more about this amazing youth adventure.
2. Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with Elder and Sister Renlund, Sunday, January 13th, 6pm, Jamboree building chapel.

Ward bulletin specialists, please consider permanently listing the following information:

For Young Single Adult (YSA) information, check out: www.facebook.com/groups/coloradospringsysas/ and www.instagram.com/coloradospringsysa.

The online stake calendar provides event details: e.g. end times, participates invited, point of contact for questions, address, reserved building room(s), etc.

Week 1

Sunday - January 6, 2019

• Fast Sunday
• First Sunday, Second hour: Sunday School (Primary held every Sunday)
• 12/31 - 1/6 Come, Follow Me: We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning
• 12/22 - 1/8 D-20 Winter Break
• 12/21 - 1/7 D-38 Winter Break
• 6:30am Stake Council Meeting [LX]
• 3:30pm Stake Youth Trek Committee Meeting [LX]

Monday - January 7, 2019

• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• Family Home Evening
• 12/22 - 1/8 D-20 Winter Break
• 12/21 - 1/7 D-38 Winter Break
• 1/7 - 1/8 Carpet Cleaning [LX]
• 12pm Multistake Adult Education Gospel Study Class [ML]
• 6pm Multistake Middle Single Adult (MSA) Home Evening Group [LX]
• 6pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Home Evening Group [CSCSC]
• 6:20pm Institute [USAFA]
• 7pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Home Evening Group [JB]

Tuesday - January 8, 2019

• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• 1/7 - 1/8 Carpet Cleaning [LX]
• 12/22 - 1/8 D-20 Winter Break
• 1/8 - 1/9 Carpet Cleaning [JB]
• 6pm Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX]

Wednesday - January 9, 2019

• 1/8 - 1/9 Carpet Cleaning [JB]
• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)

Thursday - January 10, 2019

• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• 10am Stake Primary Leader Appreciation Brunch [LX]
• 10am Support Meeting [CSESC]
• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]
• 7pm Support Meeting [DS]

Friday - January 11, 2019

• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• 7:30pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Temple Endowment Session [DCT]

Saturday - January 12, 2019

• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• 8am Stake Young Men Basketball [LX]
• 9am Stake Family History Workshop [LX]
• 7pm Multistake Late Saturday Temple Sessions [DCT]
• 7pm YSA Wards Temple Night [DCT]

Week 2

Sunday - January 13, 2019

• Second Sunday, Second hour: Priesthood quorums, Relief Society, and Young Women (Primary held every Sunday)
• 1/7 - 1/13 Come, Follow Me: “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word” (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
• 7am Meadow Run Ward Council [BF]
• 7am Cordera Ward Council [LB]
• 8:30am Meadow Run Ward Conference [BF]
• 11:30am Cordera Ward Conference [LB]
• 2:15pm Multistake YSA Council [JB]
• 4:30pm Stake Youth Trek Fireside [LX]
• 6pm Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with Elder and Sister Renlund [JB]

Monday - January 14, 2019

• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• Family Home Evening
• 12pm Multistake Adult Education Gospel Study Class [ML]
• 6pm Multistake Middle Single Adult (MSA) Home Evening Group [LX]
• 6pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Home Evening Group [CSCSC]
• 6:20pm Institute [USAFA]
• 7pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Home Evening Group [JB]

Tuesday - January 15, 2019

• 1/15 - 1/19 Temple Closed (Reopens Tuesday, January 29th) [DCT]
• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• 6pm Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX]
• 7pm Multistake Presidents YSA Coordination Council [JB]

Wednesday - January 16, 2019

• 1/15 - 1/19 Temple Closed (Reopens Tuesday, January 29th) [DCT]
• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• 10am Stake Young Women Adult Leadership Meeting [LX]

Thursday - January 17, 2019

• 1/15 - 1/19 Temple Closed (Reopens Tuesday, January 29th) [DCT]
• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• 10am Support Meeting [CSESC]
• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]
• 7pm Support Meeting [DS]

Friday - January 18, 2019

• 1/15 - 1/19 Temple Closed (Reopens Tuesday, January 29th) [DCT]
• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• 7pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Activity [FCSC]

Saturday - January 19, 2019

• 1/15 - 1/19 Temple Closed (Reopens Tuesday, January 29th) [DCT]
• 1/14 - 1/20 Come, Follow Me: We Have Come to Worship Him (Luke 2; Matthew 2)
• 8am Stake Young Men Basketball [LX]
• 9am Stake Family History Center Staff Meeting [LX]

Updates to the Stake Calendar of Events

• Stake Youth Trek Fireside, Sunday, January 13th: changed start and end times from 4:30pm - 5pm to 4:30pm - 6pm.

2019 Ward Meeting Schedules

Unless exeption is noted below, all wards hold sacrament meeting first and ward weeknight activities are at the same building as Sunday meetings:

• Lexington building
  • Gleneagle Ward, 8:30am - 10:30am, Wednesday weeknight activities
  • Pine Creek Ward, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Wednesday weeknight activities at the Jamboree building
• Liberty building
  • Cordera Ward, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Wednesday weeknight activities
• Monument building
  • High Forest Ward, 8:30am - 10:30am, Tuesday weeknight activities
  • King's Deer Ward, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Wednesday weeknight activities
  • Jackson Creek Ward, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Tuesday weeknight activities
  • Monument Ward, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Wednesday weeknight activities
• Black Forest building
  • Meadow Run Ward, 8:30am - 10:30am, Wednesday weeknight activities
• Jamboree building
  • Northgate Ward, 8:30am - 10:30am, Tuesday weeknight activities
  • Cheyenne Mountain YSA Ward, 11am - 1pm (sacrament meeting 11:00am, in the chapel), Thursday weeknight activities
  • Mount Herman YSA Ward, 11am - 1pm (sacrament meeting 12:05pm, in the chapel), Thursday weeknight activities
  • Pikes Peak YSA Ward, 11am - 1pm (sacrament meeting 11:00am, in the cultural hall), Thursday weeknight activities

Ward Quarterly Reports due no later than January 15th

Four times each year (Quarters ending in March, June, September, December) the ward clerk completes the Quarterly Report. The stake clerk works with the ward clerks to ensure that the report is submitted by the 15th of the following month after the end of each quarter.

Clerks may complete the Quarterly Report here or sign into leader.lds.org and click on Quarterly Report from the Reports menu. Specific instructions for completing the report are available by clicking on each of the numbered links presented in the report.

Thank you for your diligence in making sure that Church records are accurately maintained.

The lds.org online help for the quarterly report provides guidance and clarification to ward clerks and priesthood/auxiliary secretaries:

Policy and Principles

The Quarterly Report includes information for only the last month of each quarter.

The ward clerk or an assistant ward clerk prepares the report under the direction of the bishop. By the 10th of the month following the end of each quarter, quorum and auxiliary leaders or secretaries give attendance information for the previous month to the clerk so he can include it in the report. The bishop reviews the report for accuracy and makes sure the clerk submits it by the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter.

Indicators of Conversion and Church Growth

All of the information in the “Indicators of Conversion and Church Growth” section, except for the actual average sacrament meeting attendance, is provided automatically from Church headquarters. This section also includes the percentages relating to the information above from one year ago and five years ago to help leaders monitor trends.

Every number and statistic in the Quarterly Report represents an individual member who has unique needs and is used in tracking the progress of ward members and deciding how to strengthen the faith of individuals and families. The Ward Council should seek direction from the Lord as they consider who may need their help and what help to provide.

Sacrament Meeting Attendance

To determine the average sacrament meeting attendance, add the total number attending each sacrament meeting during the last month of the quarter and divide by the number of meetings held. Count all persons attending sacrament meeting, including members, nonmembers, and visitors. Do not count any ward members not in attendance, such as members serving missions, away performing other Church assignments, or attending other wards.

Quorum, Class, and Primary Attendance

For quorum, class, and Primary attendance, count each person who attended at least once during the last month of the quarter. Count only those who appear on the ward rolls, not visitors. Those who are unable to attend priesthood or Sunday Relief Society meetings because of a Church assignment are to be recorded as attending (including full-time missionaries serving from the ward).

For a description of each line in the Quarterly Report, click here.

Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) Procedures

Click here to go to the report.

Eric Mather, Stake Clerk

Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) Release Notes

Release 4.4.10

Date Released: December 20, 2018

New or Enhanced Functionality

Membership Related

• Updated LCR to support the age-group progression changes that were announced by the First Presidency on December 14, 2018. On January 1, 2019:
  • Aaronic Priesthood ordinations can be recorded based on the new age guidelines.
  • Limited-use temple recommends can be issued for young women and ordained young men who will turn 12 during the year.
  • Youth will be assigned to Sunday School classes, Young Women classes, and Aaronic Priesthood quorums based on the new guidelines. These guidelines direct that children and youth are assigned to a class or quorum based upon the year they turn a certain age. The Valiant 11 Primary class will be discontinued, and the Course 11 Sunday School class will be available.
  • Leaders can record ministering assignments for 13-year-old youth in Mia Maid classes and teachers quorums.
  • For more information, see childrenandyouth.lds.org.
• Updated the ward and branch version of the Officers Sustained form.
  • During ward conference, all members with callings listed on the form are now sustained in sacrament meeting.
  • Removed instructions to sustain certain callings in quorums and classes during ward conference.
  • Please note that outside of ward conference, leaders should continue to follow the instructions for sustaining members in Handbook 2: Administering the Church and the October 11, 2018, notice, “Sustaining Those Serving in Relief Society and Elders Quorum Callings.”
  • Removed the assistant ward mission leader.
  • Added the temple and family history leader.
• Added the ability for elders quorum and Relief Society leaders to print interview lists for each district of ministering brothers and ministering sisters.
• For units in the United States and Canada only, updated the patriarch recommendation link to go to the Boundary and Leadership Proposals site instead of providing a PDF application.
• Enhanced the Contact Us link so that it opens an incident with the Global Service Center instead of going to a Help Center article.
• Added a message reminding users that the Send a Message tool can be used only for Church purposes.

Issues Resolved

• Fixed the following issues related to ministering:
  • High councilors and stake Relief Society presidencies were unable to access relevant ministering reports.
  • The past-day filter was not showing changes until the page was refreshed.
  • A presidency member was not able to be assigned to a newly created district.
• Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.

Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) Release Notes

Release 4.4.9

• Date Released: November 1, 2018

New or Enhanced Functionality

Membership Related

• Added Area Plan information to the home page for stake leaders.
• Expanded access to custom reports to include bishopric counselors, stake presidency counselors, and ward and stake executive secretaries.
• Added LCR access for compassionate service leaders.
• Enhanced ministering functionality:
  • Simplified the ministering page by combining the Interviews tab and Assignments tab into one tab called Assigned. You can now manage assignments and record interviews from the same screen.
  • Moved the lists of unassigned ministering brothers/sisters and unassigned households/sisters to a new tab called Unassigned. Individuals not generally assigned are now hidden by default but may be viewed by checking a box.
  • Added the ability to work on proposed assignments without publishing the changes until you are ready. To use this feature, select Proposed Assignments from the Ministering menu.
  • To support this new functionality, the Ministering menu has been updated as follows:
    • Created a sub-section for Elders Quorum and a sub-section for Relief Society.
    • Renamed the main link to Current Assignments.
    • Added a link for Proposed Assignments.
  • Added graphs showing the number of companionships interviewed during the quarter.
  • Expanded access to the Ministering Assignments report to include compassionate service leaders.
  • The number of ministering companionships interviewed during the quarter is now automatically populated on the Quarterly Report, beginning with the third quarter of 2018.

Issues Resolved

• Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements, including an issue causing ministering interviews to be recorded for the prior month when using Safari browser or the LDS Tools app for iOS.

Personal Calendar: Ward/Stake Calendar Synchronize

You can automatically synchronize the events from your ward and stake calendar with your personal Google, Microsoft Outlook, or Apple calendar. Updates made to events in your Church calendar will be reflected in the sync'd calendar.

To setup your phone, tablet, or computer, go to LDS.org, Church Calendar, Sync, select the type of calendar you use (Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, or Apple Calendar), and follow the instructions.

Official Mormon Newsroom and Church News announcements and articles of interest to our stake.

New videos from the church from the Mormon Channel, Mormon Channel Video Series: Give Back, His Grace, Gospel Solutions for Families, Mormon Messages, Mormon Message for Youth, etc. (new Book of Mormon Videos coming soon)

Five new 1-2 minute videos below to share with your friends and neighbors or members when they ask questions about the temple:

The church’s Official Communication Library messages may contain confidential or privileged information and are only accessible by and for the use of the individual(s) addressed in the letter/policy.

New

• None

Previously Released

• Notice, 21 December 2018: Changes to Come, Follow Me for Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women
  • Starting in January 2019, quorum and class presidencies, with the support of adult leaders, will have added flexibility in deciding when the doctrinal topics in Come, Follow Me for Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women will be taught.
• Notice, 15 December 2018: Preparing Annual Tithing Reports
  • Instructions for ward, branch, stake, and district leaders and clerks.
• Notice, 14 December 2018: Frequently Asked Questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America
  • Help for Church leaders, members, and Scouting volunteers and professionals with the transition from the chartered partnership.
• Notice, 13 December 2018: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults, January 2019
  • Includes the worldwide broadcast schedule for the Church satellite system and other media. Speakers: Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Ruth L. Renlund.
• Notice, 21 November 2018: 2018 Tax Reporting—Form 1099-MISC
  • Where applicable, stakes and districts are responsible to file Federal Tax Form 1099-MISC before January 31, 2019.